Thanks Quig,
I had just put the fact that I'm not going Elk hunting this year out of my mind and then you had to post those pics. That looks exactly like where I go in Colorado! I think I'll need therapy now.

"From this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remembered; we few, we happy few, we band of brothers, for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, and the gentleman now a bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhood cheap" -- Henry V

Thanks Quig,
I had just put the fact that I'm not going Elk hunting this year out of my mind and then you had to post those pics. That looks exactly like where I go in Colorado! I think I'll need therapy now.

"From this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remembered; we few, we happy few, we band of brothers, for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother, and the gentleman now a bed shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhood cheap" -- Henry V

A lot of the white tails around here get up to the neighborhood of 250 on the hoof so after gutting them I just put an orange vest on them and carry them out across my shoulders. I think that might be a bit challenging with those critters though. lol

Thats one thing that is at least a nice change in the game laws around here now especialy if you have a cell phone. Untill last year you had to take the animal, in tact other than that it could be gutted, to a checking station before you could skin it, quarter it or anything else. Now you can phone it in and check them over the phone includeing from a cell phone in the field if you can get a signal. So if its too big or in to bad of a place for getting it out we can take them out in chunks now if we wanted to.

Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect aplause, he noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self made laws....

I've yet to experience the daunting task of packing one out, with only 1 season under my belt, I'm told it takes a few seasons to get your 1st bull, unless you're lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time.

I helped haul one out of the Hoback Range in WY many years ago. Crow flight, about 1/2 mile to the roadhead. Double that with the ups and downs, then add 7000 feet altitude, it was not a trivial task, even dressed, skinned and cut up. Four of us packing and dragging took a full morning. I'll help eat, but the packing days are over. That 1K pounds might have been what we took out. Memory tells me the hide alone was 200 lbs. Well, I was impressed, anyway.